granular

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As it becomes larger it becomes granular, and soon shows a tendency to separate into a number of irregular masses.

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  1. adjective Composed or appearing to be composed of granules or grains.
  2. adjective Having a grainy texture.
  3. adjective Biology Containing granules: granular cells.

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  • The user control is granular, allowing unlimited use or timed use. —  Wi-Fi Networking News
  • The Handbook of Granular Computing offers a comprehensive reference source for the granular computing community, edited by and with contributions from leading experts in the field. —  ebookshare
  • The main barriers to overcome with regard to the development of SMES technology are those related to high-temperature superconductors in terms of their granular, anisotropic nature. —  CiteULike: Everyone's library
  • In the new version, customers can set more granular, application-specific policies to set shutdown timing for servers that applications are no longer using. —  Latest News from JAVA Developer's Journal
  • You can't get granular, like to the campaign / ad group / or keyword level. —  Search Engine Watch Forums
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crystalline ·  porous ·  calcareous ·  fine-grained ·  powdery ·  inorganic ·  amorphous ·  brittle ·  viscous ·  siliceous ·  friable ·  reddish
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